My straw hat promoting Brazil's northern Ceará area, Dress of the day & post 411

Angela Lansbury in straw hat from Brazil, advertising the northern Ceara area. Selfie Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright.

I have not yet visited Brazil, so my straw hat which has a hat-band advertising Ceara in Brazil must have come from the World Travel Market. The World Travel Market is a trade show held in November in London at a conference centre in the East End of London reached on driverless the monorail. The Elizabeth line will make the East End of London easier to reach.

Brazil and Ceara Region

The upward accent is on the second a, the last letter of the name Ceara. It is the acute accent, stressed.

The language of Brazil is Portuguese, unlike the rest of South America which speaks Spanish.

Hat Style

The hat is the same shape as a fedora (shown in felt in Wikipedia) which has a crease from the front to the back on the crown. The brim curves up all around. Mne falls over my eyes and has to be lifted to show my face in photos, at which point the hatband is invisible, hidden behind the brim. Of course, a taller person will see the hatband, and my face when I look up at them.

Straw hats from central and south America may be sold as Panama hats.

Straw Hat Advantages

1 Light weight.

2 Summery and seaside or countryside look.

3 Suits the South American image. 

4 Neutral colour matches everything.

5 Hatbands can be added using ribbon to match your clothes. 

Straw Hat Disadvantages

1 So light that it can easily fall off or blow away. 

Remedy a) You need ribbons to hold the hat on when looking down from a clifftop, or in breeze on the mountains or at the seaside or in a high wind on a boat.

Needs a double string or ribbon added to hold it on under the chin. The ribbons could be sewn on at the sides. When the hat is worn, if you cannot tie a neat bow, or if the ribbons don't match your outfit, the ribbons can be concealed under the hair at the back. 

Remedy b) In a hurry, you can tie a scarf over the top, over both ears. Tie a bow at the top or under your chin or behind your head and under your hair.

2 The straw in the top of the crown can scratch your head. 

Remedy. If so, wear a lighter cloth hat or scarf underneath. You can tuck in the scarf so that it does not show. Or use a scarf to match your outfit and match the hatband.

Useful Websites

My first use of the straw hat recently was in a photo of myself in a dress bought in Cyprus, made in India. featuring a painting of a palm trees.

https://dressofthedayangela.blogspot.com/2022/06/dress-1-troodos.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cear

Portuguese Accents

Long and complicated explanation of Portuguese accents

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_orthography

Over-simplified version

https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_alphabet#:~:text=The%20accents%20used%20in%20Portuguese,open%2C%20closed%20and%20nasal%20vowels.

To order bulk buy of promotional hats (shown with a plain black band) for just over two pounds.

https://www.bigbearpromo.co.uk/natural-straw-hat?gclid=Cj0KCQjwhqaVBhCxARIsAHK1tiNl2Tn7IQuvxW_j7cUGLsTCk0qCwZoqsnHzrDp2Njr-CbHc4rweeDAaAoHkEALw_wcB

Only two pounds UK and money off if you sign up as a new member on Shein. Flat brim straw hat (might be plastic imitation)

https://www.shein.co.uk/Minimalist-Straw-Hat-p-8987602-cat-1772.html?url_from=ukadplasc

Tarp hats from recycled tarpaulin

https://www.tarphat.co.uk/

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